Trödler
[ˈtʁøːdlɐ]
The verdict
“Trödler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Person, die mit alten, nicht wertvollen Sachen/Trödel handelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-trodler · Trödler · German
Trödler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trödler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁøːdlɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Trödler” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Trödler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁøːdlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Trödler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Trödler, spelled T-R-Ö-D-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die mit alten, nicht wertvollen Sachen/Trödel handelt
- 2Person, die übermäßig viel Zeit für etwas benötigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trödler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neulich hielt ich vor dem Ausstellungsgelände eines Trödlers in der Nähe von Sag Harbor.“
„Der Trödler fragte mich, ob ich alte oder ganz neue Kleider haben wollte.“
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